Mustard in athletic life

Some late researches have defined certain benefits of mustard. It is known by everyone that it is an excellent remedy that adds pleasant flavor to food. Furthermore, it has been defined that mustard can help to lose fat and improve physical appearance.
A research related to mustard has been led by Debora Esposito and his colleagues at North Carolina University in Kannapolis (USA). It has been affirmed under results of the research that a compound which is named “homobrassinolide” found in mustard and other related herbs has ability to enhance lean muscle size and endurance in mammals.
28-Homobrassinolide is a brassinosteroid. It is a type of steroid which is contained in plants which belong to Brassica family. It has been known that it is capable to promote growing plants. But nobody has been aware about its role in mammals. The specialists have determined that homobrassinolide is able to lead to anabolic effects in mammals. It promotes increasing synthesis of protein, stimulates appetite and enhances muscle size through increase of number and size of muscle fibers in animals.
Healthy rats have been enrolled in the research. They have been given oral homobrassinolide during 24 days. Dual-emission x-ray absorptiometry analysis has been applied in order to monitor changes in weight, food consumption and composition of rats’ bodies. It has been noted that animals that have been given homobrassinolide have gained essentially more muscle mass than those that have not been treated.
Enhancement of muscle size indicates about a higher basal metabolic rate. Increased BMR is associated with great caloric burning which helps to remain lean.
Thus, the study has clearly demonstrated that homobrassinolide enhances protein synthesis, increases size and number of muscle fibers which play a significant role for enhancement of strength.
Specialists think that such plants, as mustard, may be used for higher brassinosteroid content. It can help to have lean muscle mass, increase it and prevent some illnesses.
It is suggested that future supplement and medicine industry will elaborate products that will be efficacious in case of certain diseases linked with muscle wasting. Such products may be utilized as alternative preparations to synthetic steroids because the first ones will probably cause minimal or no adverse reactions.
Leaves of mustard are low-calorie. They are rich in antioxidants. Leaves of mustard cause anti-inflammatory effects. Furthermore, they represent an excellent source of iron, magnesium, fiber, selenium and phosphorous.
Mustard may be applied for preparing salads, curds and tempering. It would be useful to consume at least one teaspoon of mustard with water or meal in order to obtain certain benefits.